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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
these giants, eventually freeing them from the limitations of flesh.
A lightning hulk is essentially a living bolt of lightning, with the one lasting vestige of its former nature being a vague face
giants who retreated from the world in ages past. Over the course of centuries, the elemental nature of these giants—aided by infusions of energy from the Elemental Planes—grew to dominate
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
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Roleplaying Information
Nimir is an insightful, even-keeled storm giant who believes that a lasting alliance between giants and small folk can make the world a safer, more enlightened place. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Chapter 4: Giant Enclaves When I set my mind on creating a lasting legacy, I asked Diancastra to help me find a place where I could craft an item with the power I had in mind. She brought me to the
Star Forge.
—Bigby
This chapter, intended for the Dungeon Master, presents giant enclaves—locations created by giants, controlled by them, or otherwise stemming from giants and their magic. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
a giant beating a weapon against its shield and bellowing a challenge to foes are strident enough to knock dishes from shelves and rattle doors in their frames. Giants Are Strong. A charging warhorse
giant is near! Loose stones vibrate and tumble down the hillside. Trees sway, then bend aside as the colossus emerges. How can anything be that big? Is it a trick of perspective? When giants first
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
crystal caskets house the remains of stone giants. Coral Pool. The bottom of a pool fed by an inlet from the sea is carpeted with storm giant bones covered in coral. Frozen Skeletons. Frost giant
skeletons lie or sit propped, wearing ancient armor covered in lasting rime. Hidden Tomb. A secret door hides a repository of cloud giant dust. Ossuary Pits. Hill giant remains are heaped in pits where
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
fireplace are inscribed with runes extolling the god Hiatea and invoking her blessing upon all who shelter here. Many dynasties of giants have claimed ownership of Hiatea’s Hearth since its founding, and each
Karontor. Whoever sits upon the throne brings fortune and glory to their people, but this prosperity is short-lived, lasting only until another supplants them.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Kinds of Treasure Use these guidelines in conjunction with the information in the Dungeon Master's Guide to detail treasures adventurers might find in ancient ruins built by giants. Coins Giants
coins found in giants' bags are ordinary coins minted by more recent civilizations.) Giant-made coins vary in shape and design across civilizations, but in general, the coins are about 4 inches in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Hvalspyd The Hvalspyd (the name means “whale spear”) is a longship sized for frost giants: 250 feet long, with sails made from white dragon wings. It’s anchored 100 yards off a beach along Chult’s
northeast coast, 70 miles north of Kitcher’s Inlet. It’s impossible for the giants to hide the vessel; anyone sailing down the coast can’t miss it. The Hvalspyd sailed south from the Sea of Moving Ice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
thousands of years ago, the elves of the distant continent of Xen’drik rose up against the giants who ruled over them. This rebellion is the defining event in elf history. As the ancient war progressed
, the magebreeders of the giants bound magic into the elves who remained loyal to them, forming the drow — assassins bred to prey on their other kin. Ultimately, the elves fled from Xen’drik and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
doesn’t need to be important in your world, but it might have long-lasting implications. In the Forgotten Realms, giants and dragons sometimes nurse grudges against each other stemming from the
Giants and Other Ancients In the mythic history of most D&D worlds, giants occupy a privileged place—alongside dragons—among the first sapient creatures to walk the earth. Elves and dwarves arose or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, or on the solid clouds that once held their fiefs. Still gracing the skies on occasion, these magic clouds are a lasting remnant of the giants’ lost empires.
Better spellcasters than most other
Cloud Giant Cloud giants live extravagant lives high above the world, showing little concern for the plights of other races except as amusement. They are muscular with light skin and have hair of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Rejecting the Ordning Some giants reject the ordning, in part or entirely. This rejection most commonly takes one of three forms. First are giants who hold themselves to a different standard than the
one their kind traditionally values. These are often giants whose ranking within their kind is low. For example, a contemplative cloud giant might pursue knowledge rather than wealth, or a weak frost
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
dominate these giants, eventually freeing them from the limitations of flesh. A lightning hulk is essentially a living bolt of lightning, with the one lasting vestige of its former nature being a vague
descendants of storm giants who retreated from the world in ages past. Over the course of centuries, the elemental nature of these giants—aided by infusions of energy from the Elemental Planes—grew to
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
simply seek to indulge their endless hunger. Hill Giant Encounters d12† Encounter
1 2 hill giants charging at each other until their heads collide, while 4 ogres (attitude for all: 1d6 + 3
Giantkind Encounters This section includes encounter tables themed around each of the six kinds of giants in the Monster Manual, plus death giants (found in chapter 6) and fomorians. Each table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Glorium Gate Destination: Heroic Domains of Ysgard Primary Citizens: Giants and Humanoids Ruler: Tyrza Bonebreaker Blaring horns rally Glorium’s residents to battle. Warriors are forged in the gate
patron deities of fire and frost giants, respectively—regularly send hulking subjects to pillage the wintry camp, darkening its skies with ash and snow. Meanwhile, nomadic groups of mountain bariaurs hold
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
was a realm of pastures and cropland. The dwarves established an underground stronghold called Tyar-Besil beneath the Sumber Hills to defend against the trolls and giants that plagued the region. The
dwarves discovered the ancient drow hold and its temple below their own delvings. They lacked the strength to clean out the ruins, so they abandoned their deeper excavations. Trolls and giants soon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
any hope of lasting peace between giants and the small folk. Once the dragon leaves, the yuan-ti attempt to flee the dragon’s lair by the safest route, attacking anyone in their way. A yuan-ti that is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
hobgoblins’ demands have left the community impoverished. Suggested Encounter The characters arrive to find two cloud giants named Nirva and Jaral sitting in the middle of town, listening to townsfolk
talk about the founding of Secomber and the ancient kingdom of Athalantar, on whose bones the town was built. Despite their intimidating size, the giants (who are neutral good in alignment) mean no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
settles over the land. The characters can battle the giants living there or try to broker a lasting peace. Supernatural Horror If you want to put a horror spin on your campaign, the Monster Manual is
plead their case. Divine Wrath. After a temple is sacked, a vengeful god sends an escalating series of woes upon a kingdom until the temple’s relics are returned. Giants. An enormous castle on a cloud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
from the fall. The breaking of the wheel puts the yakfolk village on alert. Meanwhile, Zalto orders one of the fire giants in area 34 to go to area 9, find out what has caused the elevator to stop
series of fifteen stops on its way up and down the shaft, each delay lasting 30 seconds. One of the stops is here, at the top of the shaft. As the platform descends, it stops at twelve mine levels (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
the strong, sheltering the innocents who are threatened by war, and ensuring that enforcement of the law doesn’t become oppressive. Aurelia actively supports efforts to establish a lasting peace among
companions include creatures ranging from burly giants to cowering goblins.
The Gruul follow strength, and Borborygmos holds his position only because he has proved stronger than any challenger